Steve Townsend ❌👑
@stevetownsend0.bsky.social
Brit in NYC, computer programming lifer.
#SlavaUkraini #StandWithIsrael
Zionist & Bonds Dogs ally, Bluesky fella not for-profit
@pef-moderation.org - subjective labeling of disinfo and hate speech
#SlavaUkraini #StandWithIsrael
Zionist & Bonds Dogs ally, Bluesky fella not for-profit
@pef-moderation.org - subjective labeling of disinfo and hate speech
Pinned
What if instead of trying to deplatform bad actors, #NAFO crowd-moderates them?
NAFO Forum fallacy bot plus shiba horde -> a Labeler for people who want to avoid X-ification
docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...
NAFO Forum fallacy bot plus shiba horde -> a Labeler for people who want to avoid X-ification
docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...
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FIX YOUR HEADLINES, @npr.org
FDA to arbitrarily raise hurdles for vaccines, claiming, without evidence, that COVID shots caused 10 kids' deaths
Never provide a megaphone for a lie or an unsourced claim
FDA to arbitrarily raise hurdles for vaccines, claiming, without evidence, that COVID shots caused 10 kids' deaths
Never provide a megaphone for a lie or an unsourced claim
Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID shots for kids. But public health experts question the agency's analysis.
FDA to raise hurdles for vaccines, faulting COVID shots for 10 kids' deaths
Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID shots for kids. But public health experts question the agency's analysis.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
FIX YOUR HEADLINES, @npr.org
FDA to arbitrarily raise hurdles for vaccines, claiming, without evidence, that COVID shots caused 10 kids' deaths
Never provide a megaphone for a lie or an unsourced claim
FDA to arbitrarily raise hurdles for vaccines, claiming, without evidence, that COVID shots caused 10 kids' deaths
Never provide a megaphone for a lie or an unsourced claim
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We just published a deep look into David Sacks, the White House's AI and Crypto czar. The story examines how he has been able keep hundreds of stakes in AI-related and crypto companies as he influences gov policy in those very industries.
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We just published a deep look into David Sacks, the White House's AI and Crypto czar. The story examines how he has been able keep hundreds of stakes in AI-related and crypto companies as he influences gov policy in those very industries.
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
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The kremlin's assets all lined up👇in one screenshot😂 the ruzzians are pushing hard against Zelenskyy🤔 their trumpets are working overtime🙄
November 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The kremlin's assets all lined up👇in one screenshot😂 the ruzzians are pushing hard against Zelenskyy🤔 their trumpets are working overtime🙄
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Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
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1/ The Wall Street Journal reports that the main focus of the US-Russia peace talks is to get commercial advantage for American companies, and personal benefits for individuals linked to the Trump Administration. European officials are said to be shocked by the plans. ⬇️
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
1/ The Wall Street Journal reports that the main focus of the US-Russia peace talks is to get commercial advantage for American companies, and personal benefits for individuals linked to the Trump Administration. European officials are said to be shocked by the plans. ⬇️
"America is Back" ⬇️
November 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
"America is Back" ⬇️
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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Genocide just as Lemkin defined it.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036 - Euromaidan Press
Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036, setting 95% "Russian identity" targets for four oblasts.
euromaidanpress.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Genocide just as Lemkin defined it.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
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Seems like Americans need a crash course in Scam Avoidance, so here's what I've learned from 15 years of sociological research, publishing & teaching on fraud:
1. Beware of anyone stating or implying "we will die if you don't send $"--that's an attempt to shortcut your critical thinking via panic
1. Beware of anyone stating or implying "we will die if you don't send $"--that's an attempt to shortcut your critical thinking via panic
November 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Seems like Americans need a crash course in Scam Avoidance, so here's what I've learned from 15 years of sociological research, publishing & teaching on fraud:
1. Beware of anyone stating or implying "we will die if you don't send $"--that's an attempt to shortcut your critical thinking via panic
1. Beware of anyone stating or implying "we will die if you don't send $"--that's an attempt to shortcut your critical thinking via panic
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Help, @moderation.bsky.app? Help, @safety.bsky.app? The fake Gaza solicitation scams are becoming common on this platform. Could you please step in to reduce their prevalence?
November 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Help, @moderation.bsky.app? Help, @safety.bsky.app? The fake Gaza solicitation scams are becoming common on this platform. Could you please step in to reduce their prevalence?
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yep-there's that darned Network State cult again
Wait so there are Peter Thiel-backed landlocked seasteading libertarian cities that the current Honduras govt wants to get rid of that Roger Stone has been advocating for that JOH also supports? And Stone has also been advocating for JOH 's pardon?
www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/m...
www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/m...
The For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing Down (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
yep-there's that darned Network State cult again
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
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Elon Musk’s latest feature on X has had some shocking and unintended consequences. trib.al/xEieuTy
X users were able to use a new “about this account” feature to see what country accounts were based in. And for many “America First” posters, this revealed an inconvenient truth...
X users were able to use a new “about this account” feature to see what country accounts were based in. And for many “America First” posters, this revealed an inconvenient truth...
Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren’t Even in the U.S.
Elon Musk’s new X feature has been very revealing.
trib.al
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Elon Musk’s latest feature on X has had some shocking and unintended consequences. trib.al/xEieuTy
X users were able to use a new “about this account” feature to see what country accounts were based in. And for many “America First” posters, this revealed an inconvenient truth...
X users were able to use a new “about this account” feature to see what country accounts were based in. And for many “America First” posters, this revealed an inconvenient truth...
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RFK Jr. says there’s not enough evidence to prove vaccines don’t cause autism.
There’s also not enough evidence to prove RFK Jr. doesn’t have a fetish for watching people die of infectious diseases.
And there never will be because you can’t prove a negative. See how that works?
There’s also not enough evidence to prove RFK Jr. doesn’t have a fetish for watching people die of infectious diseases.
And there never will be because you can’t prove a negative. See how that works?
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
RFK Jr. says there’s not enough evidence to prove vaccines don’t cause autism.
There’s also not enough evidence to prove RFK Jr. doesn’t have a fetish for watching people die of infectious diseases.
And there never will be because you can’t prove a negative. See how that works?
There’s also not enough evidence to prove RFK Jr. doesn’t have a fetish for watching people die of infectious diseases.
And there never will be because you can’t prove a negative. See how that works?
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We are 3/4 of the way there. Please help if you can.
When Ukrainian soldiers are wounded in action, Russian drones target both them and the people who come to rescue them.
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
Freedom is Action -- Finishing the Job
Help save the lives of the courageous
snyder.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We are 3/4 of the way there. Please help if you can.
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ruzzia has killed 58 civilians and injured 397 in mass strikes since Nov 19
It would have been many times more without Ukrainian defenders working hard every day, including with mostly crowdfunded STING anti-Shahed interceptors
Terrorist ruzzia's drones and missiles targeting Ukraine overnight⤵
It would have been many times more without Ukrainian defenders working hard every day, including with mostly crowdfunded STING anti-Shahed interceptors
Terrorist ruzzia's drones and missiles targeting Ukraine overnight⤵
November 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
ruzzia has killed 58 civilians and injured 397 in mass strikes since Nov 19
It would have been many times more without Ukrainian defenders working hard every day, including with mostly crowdfunded STING anti-Shahed interceptors
Terrorist ruzzia's drones and missiles targeting Ukraine overnight⤵
It would have been many times more without Ukrainian defenders working hard every day, including with mostly crowdfunded STING anti-Shahed interceptors
Terrorist ruzzia's drones and missiles targeting Ukraine overnight⤵
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They're not even bothering to disguise their real aims any longer.
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
They're not even bothering to disguise their real aims any longer.
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🔎🇷🇺 Odd, slightly protocol-breaking moment at the Orbán–Putin meeting: before the leaders entered the room, Hungary’s rabidly pro-Kremlin foreign minister Péter Szijjártó sat in the Russian delegation’s seat to chat with his friend Sergey Lavrov, then slowly walked back to his own side.
November 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🔎🇷🇺 Odd, slightly protocol-breaking moment at the Orbán–Putin meeting: before the leaders entered the room, Hungary’s rabidly pro-Kremlin foreign minister Péter Szijjártó sat in the Russian delegation’s seat to chat with his friend Sergey Lavrov, then slowly walked back to his own side.
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Dear Europe: If you read this and still think the United States is with you, you deserve everything you fear is coming your way. This is Russian-style corruption incorporated into the American system. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Dear Europe: If you read this and still think the United States is with you, you deserve everything you fear is coming your way. This is Russian-style corruption incorporated into the American system. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Critics have likened John Gotti’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with the Gambino family
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Critics have likened John Gotti’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with the Gambino family
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trump: “no see we HAVE to blow up those boats in the caribbean, they could be carrying drugs!”
also trump:
also trump:
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
trump: “no see we HAVE to blow up those boats in the caribbean, they could be carrying drugs!”
also trump:
also trump:
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They're pushing hard to get rid of Zelenskyy because the russians are running out of time faster than trump can betray us all. They have no more time left. putler is desperate and this complex ops is pretty much his last card. If he fails now and also the frozen funds go to Ukraine the war is over.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
They're pushing hard to get rid of Zelenskyy because the russians are running out of time faster than trump can betray us all. They have no more time left. putler is desperate and this complex ops is pretty much his last card. If he fails now and also the frozen funds go to Ukraine the war is over.
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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